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skip spence · 12-11-2009, 04:21 AM

The Hobbit is only half as good as the Lord Of The Rings; but the trilogy is trice as good as the Silmarillion which in turn is twice as good as Farmer Giles making this book six times worse than the trilogy but still twice as good as Eragon.

Does that answer your question?

Edit: Seriously though, The Hobbit is written as a children's fairy tale story, with some grown up material thrown into the mix. The Lord Of The Ring -trilogy is a novel written with adults in mind, with a more serious subject matter and style. The trilogy is certainly more popular but some people still prefer The Hobbit. What makes you think the beginning of the Hobbit is tedious?

12-11-2009, 04:21 AM	#2
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	The Hobbit is only half as good as the Lord Of The Rings; but the trilogy is trice as good as the Silmarillion which in turn is twice as good as Farmer Giles making this book six times worse than the trilogy but still twice as good as Eragon. Does that answer your question? Edit: Seriously though, The Hobbit is written as a children's fairy tale story, with some grown up material thrown into the mix. The Lord Of The Ring -trilogy is a novel written with adults in mind, with a more serious subject matter and style. The trilogy is certainly more popular but some people still prefer The Hobbit. What makes you think the beginning of the Hobbit is tedious? __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan Last edited by skip spence; 12-11-2009 at 05:33 AM.